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In my opinion - you CANNOT beat spectrum for value fo money/quality! <br /> <br />I have (in HO scale) A Light Mountain, two 2-8-0's, the Russian 2-10-0, a 4-6-0, a 0-6-0 switcher and the GE44t - all of which are great looking models! <br /> <br />The Russian is poorest runner of the lot - when running light engine, it has a slight stutter, but put 20 box cars behind it and it works fine! Both the GE44t and the 0-6-0 swtcher could do with a bit of weight being added to aid traction, but otherwise they too are great models! <br /> <br />I am converting one of the 2-8-0's, the 4-6-0, the 0-6-0 switcher and the GE44t to represent prototypes in the Cuban Sugar Railway systems, and the great deal with Spectrum loco's is that you can purchase a model that is not that expensive, but the basics are great: <br /> <br />1. Good runners <br />2. Fine detail for a plastic model <br />3. Easy to take a part and rebuilt! <br /> <br />The only other issue I sometimes have is those connection cables between the loco and the tender - yellow?!?! They will all be painted black at somepoint - also some of the cables pu***he tender up and raise the leading bogie off the rails, so I have added some weight to the front part of the tender and this usually cures this. <br /> <br />I know a lot of the Spectrum loco's represent a 'generic' locomotive, so for particular railroads, they might not be 100% accurate, but I'm not a rivet counter when I model US railroads (if I was I'd buy brass!), I just like to have a fair representation of a particular US train - i.e the SP Lark, Daylight etc, and Spectrum models suit my needs down to a tee! <br /> <br />Regards, <br /> <br />Stephen.
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